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  "path": "/2026/06/16/xbox-a-mess-moving-back-to-exclusivity-deals-the-layoffs-microsoft-promised-wouldnt-happen/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-17T02:55:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
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    "microsoft",
    "asha sharma",
    "exlusives",
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  "textContent": "There’s something going on over in Microsoft’s Xbox division and it isn’t good. Don’t take my word on that. Apparently the bosses over there are circulating an email to staff talking about how properly fucked everyone is if something doesn’t change soon. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty just sent […]",
  "title": "Xbox: A Mess, Moving Back To Exclusivity Deals, & The Layoffs Microsoft Promised Wouldn’t Happen"
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